During the 1996–97 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
Season summary
After finishing sixth the previous season, Everton started the new season with much hope and ambitions of qualifying for Europe or winning a major trophy. But the mid-season sale of top scoring winger Andrei Kanchelskis to Fiorentina sabotaged Everton's chances of more success, and manager Joe Royle resigned in March, less than two years after guiding the club to FA Cup glory. Captain Dave Watson took over as acting manager and confirmed Everton's survival with a 15th-place finish, before Howard Kendall returned to Goodison Park for his third spell as manager.
Final league table
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Everton's score comes first
Legend
FA Premier League
FA Cup
League Cup
Squad
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who left the club during the season